The Department of Planning and Economic Development is busy behind the scenes preparing for a City-wide Comprehensive Plan process. The last Comprehensive Plan was published in 1996. Since then, Brockton has undergone significantly population and socio/economic changes. The new plan will incorporate those changes and better represent the goals and aspirations of our community.

Goals and policies: a statement which identifies the goals and policies of the municipality for its future growth and development.

Land use: identifies present land use and designates the proposed distribution, location and inter-relationship of public and private land uses in the future. The plan should identify the proposed standards of population density and building intensity to the capacity of land available or planned facilities and services. A land use plan map illustrating the land use policies of the municipality shall be included.

Housing: identifies and analyzes existing and forecasted housing needs and objectives including programs for the preservation, improvement and development of housing for all income levels.

Economic Development: identifies policies and strategies for the expansion or stabilization of the local economic base and the promotion of employment opportunities.

Natural and Cultural Resources: an inventory of the significant natural, cultural and historic resource areas of the municipality, and policies and strategies for the protection and management of such areas.

Open Space and Recreation: an inventory of recreational and resources and open space areas of the municipality, and policies and strategies for the management and protection of such resources and areas.

Services and Facilities: identifies and analyzes existing and forecasted needs for facilities and services used by the public.

Transportation (Circulation): an inventory of existing and proposed circulation and transportation systems.

(Implementation Plan: defines and schedules the specific municipal actions necessary to achieve the objectives of each element of the Comprehensive Plan. Scheduled expansion or replacement of public facilities or circulation system components and the anticipated costs and revenues associated with accomplishment of such activities shall be detailed in this element. This element shall specify the process by which the municipality’s regulatory structures shall be amended so as to be consistent with the master plan.

The City is kicking off its city-wide Comprehensive Plan. The meetings will be spread throughout the City in an effort to bring the planning process to the people and to capture issues that may be geographic in nature. Please add these dates to your calendars.

There is a web page for the project at
www.ablueprintforbrockton.com
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as well as a Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/ablueprintforbrockton/
. Please like and share with your friends, family, neighbors, colleagues, and as many people as you would like. It is important that everyone has a chance to contribute and be aware with what we are doing on the plan.

"A Hingham company’s plan to build an office park on 100 acres in Kingston off Route 44 near Route 3 is moving along through town boards, eased by the estimated $1 million in annual tax revenue and the 1,000 jobs the project is expected to generate. Kingston selectmen unanimously approved the proposed Kingston Commerce Center on May 3, and the Planning Board was also receptive in its review on May 9 of Saxon Partners’ plan to invest about $100 million on the site abutting Colony Place and the Kingston Collection mall.

“You can’t get better than pure taxes without many services being provided,” selectmen chairwoman Elaine A. Fiore said as the board voted to support the plan."

Instead of planning for such nonsense, how about tending to what NEEDS attention NOW! Such as our streets and cleaning up our city in general? If that isn't going to happen, nothing else will work.

Driving around the City, I have never seen such disregard for one's property. Grass knee deep in some yards; Streets littered like a land fill. Residents of multi not giving a crap of where they live or how it looks. I see properties that are pristine next door to crap holes. Sad...

Instead of planning for such nonsense, how about tending to what NEEDS attention NOW! Such as our streets and cleaning up our city in general? If that isn't going to happen, nothing else will work.

Driving around the City, I have never seen such disregard for one's property. Grass knee deep in some yards; Streets littered like a land fill. Residents of multi not giving a crap of where they live or how it looks. I see properties that are pristine next door to crap holes. Sad...

it's disturbing

i don't know... people's priorities and values have certainly shifted... very troubling

"Someday when you grow a couple you can return to Facebook and maybe you will even be man enough to represent yourself." - B. Massiano

Excellent point, Capt. Examples - leaving cars in the street during snow emergencies, those who put out tons of trash not in green bags (it almost always gets picked up from what I observe downtown, not in the outskirts), litter, those who run through stop signs and lights, garbage dumps in yards, I could go on and on about violations to which we turn a blind eye. The revenue generated from an enforcement officer or two would cover their salaries and put money back into the city. Better still, it would send the message that Brockton means business. Then maybe business would come to Brockton, I am tired of hearing that we are powerless against people who can't afford to pay fines, etc. If they can't, force the guilty to improve the city by cleaning it to clear their debt. Oh that's right, it is probably a violation of their rights to be held accountable.

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CH, we have 2 Code Enforcement officers. I have had success with SeeClickFix. I wonder though if they are reactive to complaints vs seeing something and doing something. At one time, a police officer was on Code Enforcement, with a Fire Fighter and they were kicking butt and cleaning up sites. They hurt some feelings and were disbanded. Guess you have to be politically correct with scofflaws.

It still boils down to who you know. The bright bulbs we have leading this city is so far
off base as to how to run a city, it's pukingly sick. As I said, there's tons of money to be had.
Oops...sorry. If we did acquire more money they'd spend it on hiring someone to do a study or
something else stupid, because we never seem to have anyone with intelligence to do any
of the simple jobs. These are the people we need to get rid of. Title and no knowledge or
experience. Why? Because they were hired due to relationship or friendship.

CH, we have 2 Code Enforcement officers. I have had success with SeeClickFix. I wonder though if they are reactive to complaints vs seeing something and doing something. At one time, a police officer was on Code Enforcement, with a Fire Fighter and they were kicking butt and cleaning up sites. They hurt some feelings and were disbanded. Guess you have to be politically correct with scofflaws.

We should have a citizen Army armed with cameras scouring the city for messes.

I did it one day, it was really enlightening.

David R. Heidke
Steward of InBrockton.com

"A mile of road will take you a mile, but a mile of runway will take you anywhere..."

As Daisy said, we had a police officer and FF assigned to Code Enforcement. That pissed off some businesses so The current Mayor decided the LE would handle so they brought in house . You can report via the app, but LE has to investigate. So yeah, it is their job because Csrpenter said it would be that way. It's a long standing dispute between Mayor and Chief of police. You will see it all brought up again during budget review. Meanwhile, the City looks like crap.